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Contents Vol.29, No.8; August 2016 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features 16 Personal Flight Vehicles Ever since the legend of Icarus, mankind has dreamed of being able to fly using a “strap-on” machine. Here’s a look at some of the weird and wonderful personal flying vehicles that have been developed over the years – by Dr David Maddison 88 Review: Tecsun’s S-2000 Multiband Radio Tecsun’s S-2000 is a very nice, low-cost LW/AM/shortwave receiver with FM radio and air bands (and lots of other goodies) thrown in! For most users, it will prove to be not just good but great – by Ross Tester Touchscreen-Controlled Energy Meter, Pt.1 – Page 28. Pro jects To Build 28 Touchscreen-Controlled Energy Meter, Pt.1 How much do your appliances cost to run? This energy meter measures energy consumption, tells you the cost and even displays the total energy consumed. It can also log the results to your computer and can display all sorts of useful data on its touchscreen interface – by Jim Rowe & Nicholas Vinen 38 Compact 8-Digit Auto-Ranging Frequency Meter Fully auto-ranging, this compact 8-Digit Frequency Meter is ideal for both hobbyists and technicians. It can typically measure frequencies up to 55MHz or better and covers the 6-metre amateur band. In addition, it can be accurately calibrated without specialised equipment – by John Clarke Compact 8-Digit Auto-Ranging Frequency Meter – Page 38. 62 Micromite Plus & The Explore 64 Module This module packs a punch. It’s more than twice as powerful as the original Micromite, with faster performance, more RAM, greater program space, more I/O pins, support for a wide range of touchscreen displays and support for USB, SD cards and a PS/2 keyboard – by Geoff Graham 80 Add A 7-Inch Touchscreen To Your Raspberry Pi If you want to turn your Raspberry Pi (RPi) into a completely self-contained unit, then this 7-inch touchscreen display is the answer. It’s a cinch to hook-up, has a bright 800 x 480 pixel display and includes a mounting kit so that you can attach the RPi module to the display’s metal back-plate – by Greg Swain Special Columns Micromite Plus & The Explore 64 Module – Page 62. 57 Serviceman’s Log Singing the help-desk blues – by Dave Thompson 84 Circuit Notebook (1) Arduino-Based Analog & Digital LCD Clock; (2) Simple Li-Ion Cell Charger; (3) Auto-Ranging 10µA to 10A Current Meter 94 Vintage Radio Astor Aladdin FG Dual-Band Receiver – by Ian Batty Departments 2 Publisher’s Letter  99 Ask Silicon Chip   4 Mailbag 103 Market Centre 75 SC Online Shop 104 Advertising Index 92 Product Showcase 104 Notes & Errata siliconchip.com.au Add A 7-Inch Touchscreen To Your Raspberry Pi – Page 80. A August ugust 2016  1